Newlywed Blake Lively Has "Never Been Happier"

Blake Lively covers the October issue of Allure, on newsstands Sept. 25. The release is perfectly timed to help promote the new season of Gossip Girl ahead of its Oct. 8 debut. Of course, at the moment, more attention is on Blake's marriage to Ryan Reynolds than new episodes of her show. She and Ryan tied the knot Sunday in Mount Pleasant, SC. She wore a Marchesa gown, and Ryan donned Burberry for the star-studded event, which brought their famous friends like Florence Welch, Bette Midler, and even some of her Gossip Girl costars to the Charleston region. Blake spoke about her present happiness in the new issue of Allure, and alluded to her love of the South. Check out Blake Lively's style time line, and here are highlights from Blake Lively in Allure:

On where she is in life: "Right now, I'm so peaceful . . . I've never been happier in my life. . . . It's the choice that you have to wake up every day and say, 'There's no reason today can't be the best day of my life.'"